Fantastic

Rating: 7/10 (10 November 2002)

**SPOILERS**First things first, I can understand that everyone has there own opinion, granted, but how often does a British film come along these days that is worth seeing (not counting all those romantic comedies with Hugh G). You the British Public must go and see this Film and then make up your own mind love it or hate it that's your opinion and yours is the only one that counts. Please don't be influenced or put off by others, just see the damn movie!
So it's a Low budget end of the world Zombie flick and all filmed on hand-held Digi-cam, it looks great and if you enjoy the film like I did you won't even notice. The Grainy vision just adds to the overall feel of the film. Yes there are plot holes but not as many as your average Hollywood block buster. Someone else posted comments about the lack of dead bodies. There are loads, *spoilers* Early on our hero walks into a church, crammed full of bodies, people who obviously holed themselves up in an attempt to escape the rage, only to perish trapped in a building. We can assume that many others who escaped the rage would have met a similar fate (just how long can you survive in a small space with no running water and tons of other people)? Oh and on leaving for Manchester the group is seen gazing out of the taxi cab as it climbs onto the Motorway, we can see from the reflection in the cab window that they are witnessing a site similar to that of a World War 2 holocaust. *end spoilers*
The acting is spot on they are not Oscar winning performances, that much is certain but like everything else in the Movie, its real and gritty just like you'd expect. These people aren't super heroes they are ordinary Joe's thrown into an extraordinary situation, I wouldn't have expected anything else.
One final thing, the post apocalyptic atmosphere the film creates, the feeling of dread and the seemingly hopelessness of the situation is worth the entry price alone.
Truly a milestone for British Cinema, Hollywood wish they could make films like this.they can't.
In other words, this film is the Mac, daddy.